Spyke
feddit.org

as per Wikipedia, that bird (cinclus cinclus) eats insects, not fish

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Why is it underwater then?

edit: ahhhh shit there's insects in the water! I'm dumb

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87Sixreply
lemmy.zip

I'm willing to bet that if I were a fish and swam next to it, that motherfucker would try to peck out my eyes and eat them

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Hupfreply
feddit.org

Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?

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From the French Wikipedia page, it goes against the current, using its wings, body and tail to force it to the bottom of the river.

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lemmy.world

Not to mention their food might be a trap, too, and next thing you know you're stuck on a line with a barbed hook in your face

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The Dipper is one of the only songbirds that actually swims and dives fully underwater.

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midwest.social

Not really since we enter their realm and they give us what for. This is more akin to walking to the local shop for a snack and getting scooped up and carried away by a giant eagle

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lemmy.world

Speak for yourself! Last time I went for a walk to get a snack at the local shop, I got scooped up by a giant shark and carried back to the water!

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P1k1ereply
lemmy.world

He didn't, that's the shark using a laptop

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aussie.zone

That one’s more like we climb into their dinner bowl dressed as food and start flapping our limbs around.

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I can so see this bird's evolution going water-based if given enough time.

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lemmy.today

So is this is the fish equivalent of Bigfoot? Or like space aliens?

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addiereply
feddit.uk

It's a creature that comes from an environment where we cannot survive, and drags us back into its realm to eat us. I was thinking more the kraken, but maybe 'space cthulhu'-type aliens work too.

Don't think Bigfoot is a particularly violent chap? Maybe a Wendigo might be a better match.

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Someone said this bird eats insects, so it's not violent for the fish at least.

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